More and more people are living in cities often in close quarters in houses split up into flats, and apartment blocks. Although people often move to cities partly for the social aspects, this way of living can cause tensions. There’s been a big rise in the number of neighbour complaints about excessive noise. This might also have something to do with the increased means of making noise that are available to us. It used to just be dinner parties and babies that caused excess noise. Now most homes are fitted with hifis, large TVs, home cinemas and all sorts of potentially noisy pieces of tech. So in the face of the mounting cacophony, let’s have a look at some sound proofing options available to you.

Option #1 – Specialist Wall Soundproofing

Soundproofing has been around for many years in buildings like recording studios. They are fitted with specialist insulated wall coverings to make sure noise produced outside the room does not get inside and make its way onto the recording. They also trap the sound produced inside the room which creates a better sounding recording, and cancel out any background noise. It is possible to have the same technology installed at home. But sound proofing your home this way is very expensive and is a major job.

Option #2 – Egg Boxes If you want to get really DIY then there’s always egg boxes. They’ve been used by many a parent to drown out the sound made by their teenage offspring band. They are super low budget and do actually work by trapping the sound waves. Although it’s effective it’s hardly attractive, and it can take up a lot of wall space, reducing the size of the room.

Option #3 – Soundproof Wall Liners If you don’t want to dish out for full on soundproofing, but fancy something more aesthetically pleasing than good old egg boxes, then there’s now the perfect product for you. Saarpor produce a range of specialist wall covering. Their Latex Sound Proof Wall Liner provides sound insulation for walls via a latex foam that is laminated to a non-woven fabric. They also produce Sound Proof Insulation Paper. This is like ordinary lining paper but has 6mm of absorbing foam attached to it. Both are very effective at soundproofing walls and can also be used for insulating ceilings.